Poultry-watering device.



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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEro.

CHARLES H. FELKER, OF AVON, MASSACHUSETTS.

POULTEY-WATERING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. FELKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Avon, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry-TateringDevices, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in watering devices for poultryand pigeons, and it consists in the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical deviceof this character which may be produced at a small cost and will bestrong and durable, and which will be sanitary and easy to fill and keepclean.

The above and other objects of the invention are attained in itspreferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the improved watering device; Fig. 2is a vertical front to rear sectional view; Fig. 3 is a cletailperspective of the lower or base portion of the device; Fig. at is aperspective view of the bottom pan of the water receptacle or reservoir;Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through the water receptacle orreservoir; and Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view showing theinterlocking connection between the reservoir and its bottom pan.

The invention comprises a lower or base section 1 which forms a heatercasing and also a support for the water receptacle or reservoir 2. Thelatter comprises a cylindrical body having a closed top 3 and an openlower end adapted to be closed by a removable bottom pan 4;. This bottompan has a detachable connection with the body or reservoir 2 and alsowith the support or casing 1, so that the entire device may be suspendedfrom a nail or the like upon a wall or other support by means of a bailhandle 5 pivoted in ears 6 upon the opposite sides of the upper portionof the reservoir 2. To steady the device when thus suspended or whenpushed close against a wall or other vertical object, a bracket 7 issecured to the rear portion of the reservoir 2 and has a flat portion toengage the wall. Stamped in the front of the reservoir 2 is a depression8 of Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 20,1909.

Patented J an. 18, 1910. Serial No. 479,120.

substantially semi-cylindrical-shape provided for the purpose ofexposing a portion of the bottom of the pan tvto permit poultry orpigeons to have access to the water therein. Said bottom pan 4: is ofcylindrical-shape and has an upstanding flange or side wall 9 to receivethe lower or open end of the reservoir 2.

The detachable connection between the body of the reservoir and thebottom pan is effected by stamping inwardly at diametrically oppositepoints in the wall or rim 9 of the pan, ribs 10 and stamping outwardlyat diametrically opposite points in the lower portion of the side wallof the reservoir 2, ribs 11. The ribs 10, 11 extend less than onefourthof the circumference of the parts 9, 2 so that when they are out ofregister with each other the reservoir 2 may be lowered into the pan 4until the ribs 11 are disposed beneath the horizontal plane of the ribs10, whereupon, the reservoir and pan may be given a quarter turn withrespect to each other -to bring the ribs 11 beneath the ribs 10, asshown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, to thereby lock the parts 2, 4together.

The combined support and heater casing l is of cylindrical form and hasin its bottom two horizontally disposed" partitions 12, 13 which divideits interior into three chambers or compartments 14, 15, 16. The lowermost compartment laforms a reservoir for the oil burned in the heater orburner 17, which latter is arranged in the upper compartment or chamber16 and is at the top of an upright tubular portion 18 which unites thetwo partitions 12, 13 and communicates with the oil reservoir 14. Thecompartment or chamber 15 provides a ventilating space between the oilreservoir and the heater or burner chamber 16 and thereby prevents theheat of the burner from reaching the oil in the reservoir, thesurrounding side wall of the chamber 15 being formed with openings 19,whereby air may circulate through said chamber 15. The surrounding wallof the uppermost or burner chamber 16 is also provided with air inletopenings 20 arranged preferably in upper and lower rows, as shown, asufficient number being provided to permit a proper supply of oxygen tothe burner 17. To prevent the fiame of this burner from being blown outor otherwise affected by wind and draft, a removable guard wall 21 isplaced around it. Said wall 21 is in the form of an open ended cylinderwhich rests upon the partition 13 and which has its upper edge formedwith V-shaped notches The detachable connection between the pan -Lt andsupport or casing l is preferably effected by providing upon the pan, atdiametrically opposite points, radially projecting pins 23 adapted topass through outwardly stamped vertical channeled portions 24; formed atdiametrically opposite points on the upper edge of the casing l. Thechanneled portions or grooves 24L communicate with horizontal slots :25formed in the casing 1 and adapted to receive the pins 23, which whenturned out of vertical alinement with the channels or grooves 2st, bythe slight rotary movement of the pan and casing with respect to eachother, causes these parts to be locked together, as will be readilyunderstood upon reference to Fig. 1.

In using the invention, when it is desired to fill the reservoir 2, itis removed from the casing or support 1 by detaching its pan 4: from thesame and said pan is then removed from the body of the reservoir. Thelatter is then inverted and filled with water and the pan is replacedand locked. The reservoir is then righted so that a constant level ofwater will be maintained in the pan, the level being determined by theheight of the bottom edge of the depression 8 above the bottom of thepan. After the reservoir filled, its pan l: may be engaged with andlocked to the support or casing 1. It will be noted that by constructingthe reservoir in this manner, it may be quickly and easily taken apartfor filling and cleaning purposes and that by stamping out thedepression 8 in the wall of the reservoir, the exposed portion of thewater in the pan will be protected against the dropping of dirt into thewater and also against any danger of the water being splashed or thrownout and wasted. The peculiar construction of the heater renders itentirely safe so thatthere will be no danger of a fire. The bail handle5 permits the device to be conveniently carried and readily hung up. Theprovision of the bracket 7 causes the device to hang fiat against or ina vertical position upon a wall or other sup port or when it standsagainst a wall steadies the device so that it cannot be easilyoverturned.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. The herein described poultry watering device comprising a cylindricalreservoir having a closed top, an open bottom and a side wall formed atone point with a con caved depression, the bottom edge of the latterbeing disposed above the bottom edge of the remaining portion of theside wall, the latter being also formed at opposite points and onopposite sides of said depression with outwardly stamped locking ribsextending approximately a quarter of the circumference of the reservoir,a removable bottom pan having an upstanding surrounding rim to receivethe bottom of the reservoir, said rim being formed at diametricallyopposite points with inwardly stamped ribs extending a distanceapproximately a quarter of the circumference of the pan and disposed agreater distance above the bottom of the pan than the ribs on thereservoir are above the bottom edge of the latter, whereby said ribswill engage each other to lock the pan to the reservoir, a base having adetachable connection with said pan and means carried by the reservoirfor suspending the same.

2. A poultrv watering device comprising a supporting base having an opencircular top formed at opposite points with slots and with outwardlystamped loops arranged at the opposite ends of said slots and formingvertical channels communicating with the same a reservoir having aclosed top, an open bottom and a depression. in one of its sides, apandetachably secured on the open bottom of the reservoir and adapted toenter the open top of said support and oppositely disposed radiallyprojecting pins arranged upon the pan and adapted to pass through thevertical channels formed by said outwardly stamped loops, and to entersaid slots, whereby the pan will be removably secured in the support.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

CHARLES H. FELKER. lv itnesses Brennan H. COLE, RAYMOND W. Hiccnvs.

